Daily Republican., 1887-07-15
FRIDAY. JULY l5, 1887.
Immigration and the Tariff.

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Immigration and tho Tariff.
During the past seven years the pop.
OF the country has increased
about II, 500, ,ee0 according to the best
esti mates, and OF this increase z ZOO, 900
have been OF American and $500, 900
Of foreign birth. That Is to ssy, for
every two people born in America one
has come In through the gates ct Castle
Garden. More than that, the children
OF foreign parents born In this country,
though they may be said to be to the
manor born, are no more Auerioanized
than their fathers we're. Tals fact is .
little startling, particularly In view OF
the character OF some recent immigra-
tion. 1t ls not surprising that the real
homo born American should feel deep
interest in keeping out the psuper, lu-
natio and criminal classes OF the old
wosld. The bars cannot be put up too
soon or made too close against Unworthy
tmmigrants, while the hard. working.
honest man seeking to better his condi-
tion in life by honest, legitimate means,
and who Is fseing from the tyranny Of
the old world, will always be Welcome.
Yet in the face Of this great immi-
grafton to this country, Democratic po.
llticians tell US the working GLASSES are
rs we'll of in the free trade countries OF
Europe as they are In this country.
When an argument 10 raised that pro-
lection protects the working man In
getting good wages Tor his labor, who
has not heard Democratic free traders
assert that working people make better
living iu Europe than they do In Amer
ioA? This is o Democratic argument
that is kept as stock in trade oil the
time. Aud yet the immi grafton is Gil
In one direction. o yer 10 Ameri % they
come by the thousands, tens OF thou
sands and millions, away from good
wages, good living and happy homes to
thls miserable country OF protection,
where they are much worse off II we
are to believe Democratic argument. II
these people live as comfortably at
home and have plenty OF work, why do
they come here? Can any Democratic
advocate OF free trade answer the q ues-
tion? II times were as good in Europe
rs here would the people OF this coun-
Try not emigrate to Earope, o. we'll as
the people OF Europe cmigrAte to this
country7 But there 10 no use for fol-
lowing this line OF argument any far
ther. These people come here because
they can get more work, and bsoA1se
tk " get more for their labor, and the
reason why there Ia more work n this
country and better wages is because
labor 10 protected. The politician who
will stand up In the face OF nilllons oi
immigrants coming In to this country
and till rs that lAboring meu
Ia Europe are as happy, make
rs much money and live Q.
val 70 they 60 in this country, II
simply not honest. The argument Ia
deceptive and good for nothing.
Those immigrants who do not cone
here to engage in honest labor beo Ause
wages are better, come for worse pur
poses and should be sen. back wnere
they came from. A number OF them
have lately been sent back before they
emerged from Castle Garden.
Another unsccountabls phase Of this
immigration question is tina. when
these immigrants, as general rule
arrive here they believe right away
wha. political demagogues tell them
that the Democratic party is the trn,
party for the working man. They hnt
that those who preceded them acros
the ocean are already safely housed II
that party, when In they go too to kee
them company. They have fad from
the old country on account OF the op
preston of labor, and In this countr,
have united with that party whtci
wants free trade, and everybody O
common intelligence knows what tha
means. Rspesl the tariff laws, the.
say, and open the doors OF trade Will
foreign nations. Lst us compete witt
England, France and Germany Ii
manufactured goods. LIE. us have thei
goods and let them take ours. That
the way to carry on honest, legl.imst
trade. This all sounds vsry pretty t
the ear, bu, working people, even tn
raw immigrant, should no. be slow t
understand Its exac. impors. They ar
blind to see II they do not perceive /
1t free trade, pure and simple. The
are slow OF conception IL they d
no. see that free exchange OF manu-
featured commodities, upon an equs
basis OF value, means exactly lAbc
upon the basis o. equal exc2ang
Manufactured goods sen: to this cour
try to compete with cur own hon
manufactured goods can only nave bee
manufactured by the cheap wages sy
TEN OF Europe. To repeal or even 7
duce the tariff ON these goods mea
exactly reduction OF working mer
wages In this country to the same e
teut. Working men, who vote solid
with the party In favor OF reduct.
Of the tariff OF foreign manufactur
goods, vote steadily and soiidly In tas
Of reducing their own wages In I
same ratio. Blind Is the laboring m
who cannot see this, and foolish is I
man who, seeing 1t, continues to VI
against himself and his family.
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